Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 143 Document Number: C22272
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Science and Development Network. 3 pages., Author says "It is time to reinstate a common ground in which a free and renewed debate can take place - one in which stakeholders mindful of independence and tolerance will start to weigh facts, interpretations and arguments based on their own intrinsic value, not on their origin."
Despite significant improvements in nominal levels, severe gaps of digital inclusion still exist in the American economy. This paper argues that, for certain groups, migration towards mobile computing and digital inclusion may transpire from 2G voice centric mobile telecommunications to data centric mobile computing devices. Accordingly, this analysis employs a large data set to investigate what socio-economic factors are determinant for the diffusion of mobile telecommunications; how these findings can be extended to help close the digital divide; and how these findings can inform policy making concerning the digital divide.
Author Keywords: Digital divide; Mobile computing; 2G & 3G mobile communications; Internet
